Framework Updates
A record of the actions and decisions that have been approved since the publication of the original BMP Verification Framework.
This page contains a record of the actions and decisions that have been approved since the 2014 publication of the original BMP Verification Framework. These actions and decisions are listed by sector in reverse chronological order, and include:
- Partnership-approved additions and modifications to previously published verification methodologies and protocols.
- New or revised BMPs, associated expert panel reports, and verification requirements.
- New BMP verification methodologies.
- Proposed additions or modifications to current BMP verification methodologies that are under partnership review and approval.
Agriculture: Finalized Decisions
2022
November 2022 Agriculture Workgroup Meeting
- Presentation: PA Cover Crops Survey Enhancement Project
- Method to Inform Cover Crop Transect Data with Management Actions from Voluntary Producer Survey Data for Annual Cover Crop Implementation Reporting
2019
December 2019 Agriculture Workgroup Meeting
- BMPs for Agricultural Ditch Management in the Phase 6 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Model
- Webinar: Agricultural Ditch Management BMP Expert Panel Recommendations
May 2019 Agriculture Workgroup Meeting
- Recommendations of the BMP Expert Panel for Cropland Irrigation
- Webinar: Cropland Irrigation BMP Expert Panel Recommendations
2018
March 2018 Agriculture Workgroup Meeting
- Presentation: Evaluation of Producer Surveys to Identify and Inventory Agricultural Conservation Practices for the Bay Model
- Producer Survey Recommendation Report
2017
September 2017 Agriculture Workgroup Meeting
- Presentation: Evaluation of Mail Surveys to Identify and Inventory Agricultural Conservation Practices for the Bay Model
March 2017 Agriculture Workgroup Meeting
- Presentation: Evaluation of Self-certified Assessment Inventories to Identify and Inventory Agricultural Conservation Practices for the Bay Model
- Recommendation Report for the Establishment of Uniform Evaluation Standards for Application of Roadside Transect Surveys to Identify and Inventory Agricultural Conservation Practices for the Chesapeake Bay Program Partnership’s Watershed Model
- Presentation: Evaluation of Producer Surveys to Identify and Inventory Agricultural Conservation Practices for the Bay Model
January 2017 Agriculture Workgroup Meeting
2016
December 2016 Agriculture Workgroup Meeting
- Assessment of NRCS Remote Sensing Pilot in Potomac River Basin of Pennsylvania (Note: This report is superseded by the January 2017 report listed above.)
Agriculture: In-process Decisions
2023
June 2023 Agriculture Workgroup Meeting
April 2023 Agriculture Workgroup Meeting
- Presentation: Forest Buffer Resource Improvement Practices
2021
June 2021 Agriculture Workgroup Meeting
2018
October 2018 Agriculture Workgroup Conference Call
- Presentation: Broiler Mortality Freezers Interim BMP: Questions from the Watershed Technical Workgroup
- Poultry Mortality Freezer Interim BMP Decision (Note: Interim BMPs above to be removed and replaced by modified BMPs for rendering, composting and incineration following approval from the Water Quality Goal Implementation Team.)
Forestry: Finalized Decisions
2021
July 2021 BMP Verification Ad Hoc Action Team Meeting
Urban Stormwater: Finalized Decisions
2020
June 2020 Agriculture Workgroup Meeting
- Memo to the Water Quality GIT Regarding Non-Urban Stream Restoration BMPs
- Recommendations of the Expert Panel to Define Removal Rates for Individual Stream Restoration Projects
Wetlands: Finalized Decisions
2022
October 2022 BMP Verification Ad Hoc Action Team Meeting
2018
May 2018 Agriculture Workgroup Meeting
- Presentation: Nontidal Wetland Rehabilitation, Enhancement and Creation
- Recommendations of the Wetland Expert Panel for the Incorporation of Non-tidal Wetland BMPs and Land Uses in the Phase 6 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Model
BMP Verification Meetings Prior to 2014
Appendix N: Record of Chesapeake Bay Program Meetings and Teleconferences Including BMP Verification lists Chesapeake Bay Program-sponsored meetings and teleconferences that were held between 2012 and 2014 and that included BMP verification on their agendas. Links are provided to the webpages that include event agendas, minutes and other materials.